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SHAKER CONVEYER A Filed June 9. 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 MMM/mz@ Patented Apr. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHAKER CONVEYER Application June 9, 1934, serial No. 729,783

18 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in shaker or jigging conveyers and has as its principal object to provide a power transmitting device of a simplified construction for interchangeably connecting adjacent portions of a conveyer trough or pan line together, so that the violence of the conveying action of the driven section of the pan line may be different than that of the driving section.

My invention may be more clearly understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a detail plan view of one embodiment of my invention with certain parts broken away and in section;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figure 1, with the controlling guide means shown in vertical section taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view somewhat similar to that shown in Figure 2, but with the conveyer pans shown in section and the controlling guide means arranged in an inverted position from that shown in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken substantially along line 4--4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a diagrammatical view showing several hypothetical velocity curves of motions imparted 'by the device of my invention; and

Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 are diagrammatical views illustrating various arrangements of sections of the pan line with respect to each other and the drive connections for moving material therealong in a most efficient manner.

In the drawings, the connecting device embodying my invention is shown as applied to a shaker conveyer trough or pan line generally indicated by reference character Hl. Said pan line is adapted to be reciprocably driven by a suitable conveyer drive mechanism (not shown) in the usual manner, and includes a trough section and a trough section I2. Said trough sections may be any adjacent sections of a pan line, which are to be driven at different relative violences with respect to each other, so that material may be conveyed along said sections of said pan line at a substantially uniform rate of speed, even though one section may be horizontal and the other section inclined upwardly or downwardly with respect thereto.

The drive connecting device, as herein shown, is mounted on a suitable stationary base I3 comprising a pair of inwardly facing channel members |4, 4 detachably secured adjacent their `opposite ends to the vertical legs of angle sup- CTI ports I5, l5 by means of suitable nuts and bolts, indicated by reference character I6. Said angle supports are secured to suitable cross-members I'I, |`I which, in the form shown, are channels having their flanges facing and adapted toen- 5 gage the ground. Said base is adapted to be held in xed relationship with respect to the ground by suitable jacks or the like (not shown), which may be interposed between the mine roof and bottom in the usual manner. 10

The inner sides of the flanges of the channel members I4, I4 are provided with lower guide members I8, I8 and upper guide members I9, I9, the inner portions |8a and I9a of which form horizontal guideways or tracks for anti-friction l5 roller devices 20, 20 mounted on the outer'ends of a transverse support member 2|. Said transverse support member, together with said roller devices forms a support or carrier unit for the conveyer troughs and I2 in a manner which 20 will now be described.

The trough section II is provided with a depending bored connecting member 23 which extends downwardly into a slot 24 in the support member 2| and is pivotally mounted on a 'hori- 25 zontal shaft 25 extending transversely of said trough section, and best shown in Figure 4. Said shaft is mounted in the transverse support member 2| in a suitable manner and its longitudinal axis is parallel with but spaced beneath the axis 30 of rotation of the roller devices 20, 20 for supporting an end of the tro-ugh section for pivotal movement with respect to said transverse member in a vertical plane.

`In a like manner, the trough section |2 is 35 pivotally mounted on the transverse member 2| at its end adjacent the trough .section II. Said trough section is provided with a depending bored connecting member 26 which extends into a slot 2l and is pivotally mounted on a horizon- 40 tal shaft 28 extending transversely of said trough section. Said shaft, as herein shown, is mounted in the transverse support member 2| in such a manner that its longitudinal axis is parallel with but spaced above the axis of rotation of the 45 roller devices 20, 20, a distance equal to the distance the longitudinal axis of the shaft 25 is spaced below the axis of rotation of said roller devices.Y

Each pair of upper and lower guide members 50 surfaces form guideways for followers 35, 35 5K which herein comprise anti-friction rollers carried on the free ends of lever arms 36, 36 extending horizontally from the opposite ends of the supporting member 2|.

Each pair of cam surfaces 33 and 34 forms a track or guideway for their respective follower which deviates from parallelism with the adjacent horizontal guideways in which the rollers 20, 2U are mounted. For instance, in Figure 2,

said carn surfaces curveA upwardly in a relativelyy As herein shown, the extreme peak or depression ofsaid cams is in approximately the first two-thirds of the strokeand said cams Vyare parallel with the, horizontal guideways in which the rollers 20,-l 20 are mounted at the beginning and end of the stroke. It should be understood that the particular arrangement of the cams shown may be varied to vary 4the motion of the driven trough section and that the length of .stroke of the driventrough section maybe in- "creased or decreasedby inclining said cams in one direction or another at the beginning or end` of the stroke. V

It will be seen from ,the foregoing that when the trough section is driven by the conveyer drive mechanism, said trough section will move the transverse support 2| ina horizontal plane alongthe base |3 on the rollers 2|),` 20 through the connecting member 23 and shaft 25; and that as the followers 35, 35 engage the. guideways formed by the upper and lower cams 33 and 34, the/lever arms 36, 36 will be rocked in a vertical plane, which will cause similar movement of said transverse support about the axis of saidshaft.

It should be noted that when the rollers 20, 20 and transverse support 2| are in the position shown in Figure 2, the axis of pivotal -movement of the connecting member 23 is'to one sideof the center of the roller devices'20, 2D, while the axis of pivotalA movement of theconnecting mem-` ber 26V is to the opposite side of the vcenter ofr said roller devices. As the troughis moved so that the followers 35 approach the peak of their guideways, the transverse support 2| is rocked in` a counter-clockwise direction about the axis of 'the shaft 25 ,and thepivotal axis of the connecting member 26 is moved at an equal angle to the opposite side of a vertical line intersectingthe center of the shaft 25, asis shown in Figure 2. As the follower 35 passes the peak of the cams and rides along the horizontal portions of said cams, the pivotal axis of the connecting member 26 will again be moved to its initial position.- The cams` are thus formed so `that the pivotalaxis of the connecting member 26.will rockv to equal sides of a perpendicular line intersecting the center of the shaft 25 during each stroke of the panline |0.

:arm which is such as to change the conveying,

Such rocking movement of the support 2|, connecting mem-- motion of said trough. When arranged as shown in Figures 2 and 6, the violence of the conveying motion of the trough |2 is increased in such a manner that the conveying effect of said trough may be suitable for moving material up a moderate grade.

In Figure 3, the channel members I4, 4 and cams 33 and 34 have been inverted, so that the guideways are offset toward the lower side of said guide. This is Vaccomplished by disconnectinggthe nuts and bolts I6 from the angle supports I5, I5, inverting said channel members and reconnecting them in an inverted position. Upon the forward stroke of the trough the follower 35 follows the depression formed by cams 33 and 34. This rocks the pivotal axis of the connecting member 26 in a clockwise direction to one side of a perpendicularline intersecting the center of the shaft 25 during the forward stroke of the conveyer. The arrangement of the cams 33 and 34 Aissuch that the angular'displacement of the connecting member 26 is the'same as in Figure 2, but said displacement is in an opposite direction than iny Figure 2 and to one side of the pivotal axis of the connecting member 23,` which decreases the acceleration of the driven trough at different intervals of the stroke. The angular displacement between the two troughs, when rocked in such a manner, is such that the conveyingfaction of the trough |2 is decreased-and less violentthan the conveying action of the trough Such an arrangement is suitable for conveying material down a moderate inclineat a speed of travel similar toitsspeed of `travel along the trough when the trough is driven by drive mechanism suitable for conveying material along the level.

Referring now in particular to Figures 5=to 9, inclusive, diagrammatically illustrating Y the various connections between the conveyer troughs l and |2,and thevelocity curves of said troughs when connected in several relationships with respect to each other, the velocity curves indicated by reference characters A, B and C in- Figure f5,

illustrate effective motions forconveying material, such as coal, along the. level or up -or down an incline.

When the driving portion of the pan line is horizontally arranged, and the driven portion of the pan line is inclined upwardly with respect thereto, asshown in Figure 6, it is desirable that the conveying effect of. the inclined portion of the pan line be more violent than that of the horizontal or level portion of said pan line in order that material may be moved along the entire pan line at a rate which is substantially uniform. Therefore, if it is assumed that the left hand trough section shown in Figure 6, is driven by a motion having characteristics similar to those illustrated by curve B in Figure 5, and the cams 33 and 34 are arranged to causean upward swing of the follower 35, the transverse member 2| is reciprocated and simultaneously oscillatedl in a to-and-fro vdirection. about the axis of thev shaft 25 for increasing the conveying effect of the trough section |2 in the hereinbefore described manner, so that its conveying motion will be more violent than thatof the rst trough section and similar to the motion indicatedv by curve A in Figure 5.

In Figure 7, the left hand portion of the pan line is inclined downwardly so as to discharge material into the right hand portion of the pan line, which is substantially horizontal. When such a condition arises', it is desirable that the conveying effect of the left hand portion of the pan line be less violent than the right hand portion of the pan line. In order to obtain such a conveying effect, the conveyer drive mechanism is operatively connected to the trough I2 for reciprocably driving said trough by a motion whose characteristics are similar to those indicated by curve B in Figure 5, so as to move material in a direction from left to right. When the pan line is so driven, the follower 35 when riding along the cams 33 and 34 will rock the transverse member 2| about the shaft 28. This will cause rocking movement of the connecting member 23 and trough II about the axis of said first-mentioned shaft in the hereinbefore described manner, and the angular displacement of said troughs with respect to each other during various parts of the stroke will be such that the conveying effect of the trough II will be less violent than that of the trough I2, and similar to that indicated by curve C in Figure 5.

In Figure 8, an arrangement is illustrated in which the trough II is substantially horizontal, while the trough I2 is inclined downwardly with respect thereto, so that coal may be discharged from the trough I I into the trough I2 and moved therealong. The violence of the conveying effect of the trough I2 is decreased by inverting the cams 33 and 34, as previously described, so that the follower 35 rides along the depression formed by cams 33 and 34. Thus, when the trough II is driven by a motion similar to that indicated by curve B in Figure 5, and the cams are arranged as illustrated in Figure 8, the trough I2 will be driven by a motion similar to that indicated by curve C in Figure 5, and the speed of movement of material along said troughs will be substantially uniform.

In Figure 9, the trough I2 is driven by a motion which is similar to that indicated by curve B in Figure 5, so as to move material therealong from left to right, and is arranged in a substantially horizontal plane. The trough II is inclined upwardly with respect to the ground so as to move material upwardly therealong and discharge it into the trough I2. With such an arrangement, the connecting member 23 of the transverse support 2| is rocked about the axis of the shaft 28, and the conveying effect of the trough II is increased so( that material may be moved along said trough at substantially the same rate it is moved along the trough I2.

It will be seen from the foregoing, that a number of troughs, or sections of a pan line, may be arranged in several ways with respect to each other to conform to varying grades; that these sections of the pan line may be driven from a single drive mechanism; that the speed of movement of material along said pan line may be substantially uniform regardless of whether it is moving up or down grade, or along the level; and that the initial driving mechanism may be such as to drive the pan line at a motion suitable for conveying material along the level. It should be understood that one or more of such power transmission devices may readily be inserted in the pan line at any points where a change in shaking effort is required. It may further be seen that the change in conveying effort is effected by a simple arrangement of guideways which changes the angular displacement of the troughs with respect to each other during various parts of the stroke, which arrangement may readily be inverted for increasing or decreasing said conveying effort.

While I have herein shown and described one form in which my invention may be embodied, it will be understood that the construction and arrangement of the parts may be altered without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. I do not, therefore, wish to be understood as limiting myself to the specific construction illustrated herein excepting as specifically limited in the appended claims.

kI claim as my invention:

1. In a shaker conveyer, a conveyer pan line including two conveyer troughs, and a connecting device between said troughs for driving one trough from the other with a modified conveying action comprising a base, a member guided for reciprocable movement along said base, ymeans pivotally connecting said troughs to said member on vertically offset transverse axes, and means for rocking said member on a transverse axis during reciprocation thereof.

2. In a shaker conveyer, a conveyer pan line including two conveyer troughs, and a connecting device between said troughs for driving one trough from the other with a different conveying action comprising a base having two nonparallel horizontally extending guideways, a carrier member reciprocably movable along one of said guideways and rockable on a transverse axis, means pivotally connecting said troughs to said member on vertically offset axes, and a follower on said carrier member movable along the second guideway and-offset horizontally from the axis of rocking movement of said carrier.

3. In a shaker conveyer, a conveyer pan line including two conveyer troughs, and a connecting device between said troughs for driving one trough from the other with a diiferent conveying action comprising a base having two non-parallel horizontally extending guideways, a carrier member reciprocably movable along one of said guideways and rockable on a transverse axis, means pivotally connecting said troughs to said member on vertically offset axes, a follower on said carrier member movable along the second guideway and offset horizontally from the axis of rocking movement of said carrier, said second guideway being invertible for rocking said carrier in a reverse manner and changing the conveying action of said driven trough.

4. In a power transmitting device for' connecting adjacent portions of a shaker conveyer pan line together whereby one portion of the pan line may drive the other at a different violence than that of the driving portion, a driving trough, a carrier support, a transverse pivotal supporting connection between said driving trough and said carrier support, a driven trough, a transverse pivotal supporting connection between said carrier support and driven trough, said lastnamed connection being parallel to but eccentric of the pivotal connection of said driving trough to said carrier support and being pivotally movable about the axis'of pivotal connection of said driving trough thereto during reciprocable movement of said driving trough.

5. In a power transmitting device for connecting adjacent portions of a shaker conveyer pan line together whereby oner portion of the pan line may drive the other at a different violence than that of the driving portion, a driving trough, a carrier support, a pivotal connection between said driving trough and said carrier support, a driven trough, a pivotal connection between said carrier support and driven trough, said last-named connection being parallel to but 15,'said driving trough and said carrier support, a`

l"andilsaidirsttroughg another; horizontal pivotal.,

eccentricof the pivotal connection of lsaid driving troughA to said carrier support, a cam extending longitudinally of said driving and driven troughs,

and an operative connectionbetween said camz g. andv carrier support forpivoting said. carrier sup# 10215 ing adjacent portions ofra shaker'conveyer'pan line togethenwherebyone portion of the pari line may drivef theother at a different violence than that of the driving portion, a driving trough, aacarrier support, a pivotal connection between driven trough, a pivotal connection between said carrier support and driven trough, said last-` named connection being parallel to but eccentric ofthe pivotal connection of saidjdrivingtroughV r to said carrier support, a stationary guidewayv extending longitudinally of said driving and driven troughs having a portion devaiting fromy the plane in which said carrier moves, and an operative connection between said guideway' and carrier support-for rocking said carrier support in reverse directions during each stroke of vsaid driving trough comprising a lever arm extending from saidcarrier support having engagement with said guideway.

'7. In combination with a-shaker conveyer, a conveyer trough, a second conveyer trough, and a. connection between said troughs whereby the second trough may be driven by the first trough at a dilerent conveying motion than the first trough comprising a carrier support, a horizontal pivotal connection between said carrier support and said first trough, another horizontal pivotal connection between saidl carrier support andsaid second trough, said connectionbeingV eccentric of the axis of said first connection, and means for rockingsaid carrier support about the axis of pivotal connection of the. driving trough to said 5 carrier support duringeach stroke of saidy troughs comprising a stationary guideway extending longitudinallyof saidtroughs, and an operative connection between said :carrier support and guideway.

8. In combinationA with a shaker conveyer, a Y conveyer trough, a second conveyer trough, and

. a connectionbetween said troughs whereby-the second trough maybe driven by the rst trough at a different conveying motion than. the first trough comprising a carrier-support, a horizontal pivotal connection between said carrier support and said first trough,another horizontal .pivotalconnection between said carrier support and said second trough, said coni ection being eccentric of the axis of said first connection, and means for rocking said carrier support about the axis of pivotal connection of said driving trough thereto in reverse directions during each stroke of said troughs comprising a stationary guideway deviating from the horizontal and extending: longitudinally of said troughs, `an armextending Jfrom said carrier support, and an operative connection between the free end of saidI arm and said cam.

9. In combination with a shaker conveyer, a

conveyer trough, a second conveyer trough, and

i a connection between said troughs whereby the secondtrough maybe driven by the first trough at a different conveying motion than the first trough comprising a carrier support, a horizontal pivotal connection betweentsaid carrier support connectionV betweensaiducarrier'support 'and said" second trough, said connection being'eccentric of the axis of said first connection, and means for rocking said carrier vsupport about the axis of pivotal connection of the driving trough toA said carrier support during each stroke of said conveyer comprising 'a vertically disposed guideway of. an irregular formation adapted to be engaged by a rider. member for horizontal movement therealong lin an irregular path, an operative connection betweensaid guideway and carrier support said'guideway being invertiblefor changingthe violence of theiconveying motion of ithetdriven trough.

l0. In combination with ashaker conveyer, a conveyer trough, va second conveyer trough, and a connection between said troughs whereby the second trough may be driven by the rst trough at a ydifferent conveying motion than the rst trough comprising a 'carrier support, a horizontal pivotal connection between said carrier support and saidrst trough, another horizontal pivotal connection between said carrier support and said second" trough, said connection being'eccentricv of the axis of said first connection, means for rocking said carrier support about the axis of pivotal connection of the driving trough to said carrier support during each stroke of said troughs comprising a vertically disposed stationary guideway ofan irregular formation including a lower cam having a peak intermediate the ends thereofand an upper cam arranged above said lower camand having aA depression above said peak, an opertive connection between said guideway and carrier support, said guideway being invertible so the lower cam is at the `upper side-thereof for changing the' violenceof the conveying motion of the driven trough.

l1. In-a shaker conveyer, a conveyer pan line including two conveyer troughs adapted to be disposed at diierent inclinations with respect to each other, and a connection between said troughs whereby one trough may drive the other and the conveying action-of the driven trough may` be different-than that of the driving trough comprising a member forming a pivotal support for an end'of one of said troughs and a pivotal support for an adjacent .end of the other trough disposed eccentric of the axis of pivotal connection of the rst trough to said member, and means for rocking said-member about the axis of pivotal connection of one of. said troughs thereto upon reciprocable movement of said troughs.

l2. In a shaker conveyer, a conveyer pan line including two conveyer troughs adapted to bev disposed at different inclinations with respect to each other, and a connectionv between said troughswhereby one trough may drive the other andthe conveying action of the driven trough maybe different than that of the-driving trough comprising a member forming a pivotal support for an endv of one Aof said ytroughs and a pivotal troughs Whereby one trough may drive the other and the conveying action of the driven trough may be different than that of the driving trough comprising a member forming a pivotal support 'for an end of one of said troughs and a pivotal support for an adjacent end of the other trough disposed eccentric of the axis of pivotal connection of the first trough to said member, and means for rocking said member about the axis of pivotal connection of one of said troughs thereto upon reciprocable movement of said troughs comprising a cam, and an arm extending from said member having its free end guided by said cam.

14. In a shaker conveyer, a conveyer pan line including two conveyer troughs, and a connection between said troughs for driving one trough from the other at a conveying action having a different violence than that of the driving trough comprising a reciprocably movable support for adjacent ends of each of said troughs, said troughs being pivotally mounted on said support about parallel eccentric axes, and means for rocking said support about the axis of pivotal connection of one of said troughs thereto during each stroke of said conveyer.

15. In a shaker conveyer, a conveyer pan line.

including two conveyer troughs, and a connection between said troughs for driving one trough from ,the other at a conveying action having a different violence than that of the driving trough comprising a reciprocably movable support for adjacent ends of each of said troughs, said troughs being pivotaily mounted on said support about parallel eccentric axes, and means for rocking said support about the axis of pivotal connection of one of said troughs thereto during each stroke of said conveyer comprising an arm extending from said support and having its free end guided for oscillatable movement in a vertical plane.

16. In a shaker conveyer, a conveyer pan line including two conveyer troughs, and a connection between said troughs for driving one trough from the other at a conveying action having a different violence than that of the driving trough comprising a reciprocably movable support for adjacent ends of each of said troughs, said troughs being pivotally mounted on said support about parallel eccentric axes, and means for rocking said support about the axis of pivotal connection of one of said troughs thereto during each stroke of said conveyer comprising an arm extending from said support and an irregular guideway operatively connected with the free end of said 17. In a shaker conveyer, a conveyer pan line including two conveyer troughs, and a connection between said troughs for driving one trough from the other at a conveying action having a different violence than that of the driving trough comprising a reciprocably movable support for adjacent ends of each of said troughs, said troughs being pivotally mounted on said support about parallel eccentric axes, and means for rocking said support about the axis of pivotal connection of one of said troughs thereto during each stroke of said conveyer comprising an arm extending from said support, an irregular guideway, and a follower on the free end of said arm engaging said guideway.

18. In a shaker conveyer, a conveyer pan line including two conveyer troughs, and a connection between said troughs for driving one trough from the other at a conveying action having a different violence than that of the driving trough comprising a reciprocably movable support for adjacent ends of each of said troughs, said troughs being pivotally mounted on said support about parallel eccentric axes, and means for rocking said support about the axis of pivotal connection of one of said troughs thereto duringA each stroke of said conveyer comprising an arm extending from said support and an irregular guideway adapted to guide said arm for oscillatable movement about the axis of pivotal connection of one of said troughs to said support.

WILLIAM W. SLOANE. 

